NOTES

Foreword

1. E-mail communication, June 22, 2006.

2. Interview, July 17, 2006.

3. Carol Hymowitz, “Women Swell Ranks as Middle Managers, but Are Scarce at Top,” Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2006.

4. Remarks made at House of Commons, London, February 24, 2005.

Part 1

1. Adrian Wooldridge, “The Battle for Brainpower,” special report “A Survey of Talent,” The Economist, October 7, 2006, 3.

Chapter 1

1. Jeremy Isaacs, Lehman Brothers Encore launch event, London, February 9, 2006.

2. Catalyst, “Rates of Women’s Advancement to Top Corporate Officer Positions Slow, New Catalyst Tenth Anniversary Report Reveals,” news release, July 26, 2006.

3. Ibid.

4. Women are also thinly represented on boards. A mere 16 percent of board positions at Fortune ...

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